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exam
- /ɪɡˈzam/ UK
- /ˈɛk.sam/ Northern England, rare
- /ɪɡˈzæm/ US
- /ɛɡˈzæm/ US
Rhymes with -æm
noun exams
- Clipping of examination, especially when meaning “test” or in compound terms. Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school u
verb exams · examing · examming · examed · exammed
- Shortened form of examine Thin sections were stained with lead citrate and then examed using 1200EX electron microscope (JEOL, Tokyo, Japan).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: examination, test, midterm, study, perusal, assessment, audit, reviewing, review, examining, inspection, examen, scrutiny, check-up, scan, examine
Talk about this word "exam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exam "exam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exam.Cite this
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title = {exam},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exam},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
